Leading Els on Nazis Launch Big Tank Attack in Russia
A high official warned of tremendous American battle casualties in the next 90 days with total losses possibly tripling to around the half million mark. The remark, though unverified, sparked alarm in government quarters as officials weighed potential springtime invasions and renewed European fighting.
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Washington
United States
Unoffi
Elmer Davis
The
of War Information
God
Amer
Fr. D
Roosevelt
Tarawa
Ans
Silvey Named Liaison Between CIO and War Board
President Jp Murray of the Congress of Industrial Organizations appoints Ted F. Silvey as liaison between the CIO and the War Production Board effective Feb 1. Silvey served as secretary treasurer of the Ohio Industrial Union Council since its inception in 1937. He resides at Colum-
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Silvey
CIO
Board
Washington
Jp Murray
Congress Ofustrial Organizations
Ted F. Silvey
War Production Board
Ohio Industrial Union Council
Nopeter
Colum
Steel Workers Denied Pay Boost Directive
In Washington the War Labor Board rejected the CIO United Steel petition for retroactive pay raises under contracts. President Roosevelt has told War Manpower Chairman McNutt that federal government fathers will receive the same deferment consideration as private sector workers. Cincinnati report notes Miss Josephine Focks, 49, died from burns after her furnace ignition incident.
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Washington
CIO
United Steel
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
Govnt
Cincinnati
Josephine Focks
Vieof
Dem Leaders Plan To Tour Solid South
Democratic leaders eye a southern swing after the DNC fixes the year for the national convention. Chairman Frank C. Walker may lead speakers to Jackson Day dinners to boost fundraising while denying any link to revolts south of the Mason Dixon line. A party official floated a fourth term idea for the President to resign at war’s end to head a peace delegation.
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Washington
Frank C. Walker
Democratic National Committee
Walker
National Committee
Democratic
South
Too Many Christmas Trees Burned by New Haven Merchant
In New Haven a Christmas tree merchant who also sells chickens set his stock ablaze claiming he had too many trees and needed space for chickens. He offered trees for free as public excitement followed the odd blaze.
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Merchant
New Haven
Conn
Public Urged To Avoid Holiday Phone Calls
The Ohio Bell Telephone Co urged the public to curtail out of state long distance calls on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to clear lines for service personnel and their families. Government agencies and many war plants will be operating and require telephone facilities.
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Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Collision in Elyria Kills Penfield Man Ambrose Garman
A traffic collision in Elyria killed Ambrose Garman 78 of Penfield. He was fatally injured after the crash and pronounced dead at the scene. The incident remains under investigation by local authorities.
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Elyria
Ambrose Garman
Penfield
Russian Labor Group Attacks Lewis as Fascist in AFL Split Story
The Soviet union's War and the Working Class accuses AFL leaders Matthew Woll William Hutcheson Isadore Nagler David Dubinsky of anti Soviet acts. It labels John Lewis as a fascist sectarian and cites the AFL split over unity with Soviet labor, noting the progressive wing's gains in New York Pennsylvania Ohio Vermont and more.
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Moscow
United States
American Federation of Labor
John Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
APY
AFL
Matthew Woll
William L. Hutcheson
The
Carpenters Union
Isadore Nagler
David Dubinsky
Ladies Garment Workers Union
William F. Green
Society For
Boston
York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Vermont
Rail wage talks inch toward deal as strike deadline nears
Washington AP reports minute progress in wage negotiations between carriers and five operating brotherhoods ahead of a looming strike deadline. Government adopts wait‑and‑see stance for 1.1 million non operating workers threatening Dec 30. new talks set amid proposals on vacations overtime and expenses.
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Washington
Allied Planes Hammer Japs From China to Solomons
Allied warplanes press the Pacific offensive from China to the Solomons with bombers and fighters. US forces defend Arawe on New Britain as 16 Japanese planes are shot down. Japanese sorties target Arawe and Bougainville while Catalina planes sink a 6,000 ton cargo ship off Kavieng.
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Pacific
China
Solomons
U. S. Sixth Army
Arawe
New Britain
Bougainville Island
Hideki Tojo
New Guinea
MacArthur
Washington
Cape Gloucester
Catalina
Kavieng
New Ireland
Sailors Finish Ship as Union Workers Quit
San Francisco reports U S sailors were brought in to complete a navy vessel after CIO machinists refused to work unless pay rose. Local 1304 Oakland sought 1.34 hourly repair rate versus 1.20 for new construction, halting work since December 10 despite crew already slated to fight on the ship. The joint committee granted the crew permission to finish the repair.
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San Francisco
U. S
CIO
Pacific Coast Joint Committee For Shipbuilding and Ship Repair
John W. Greenslade
12Th Naval District
Union
Oakland
Joint Committee
Lorain Blast Furnace Closes Amid Order Decline
One of five furnaces at the Lorain plant of National Tube Company, a United States Steel subsidiary, was shut down as the first major production cutback here. The furnace had operated since 1937, producing about 24 000 tons of pig iron monthly due to reduced orders.
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Lorain
National Tube Company
United States Steel Corp
Columbus Youth Set to Receive Penicillin Treatment
A 15 year old Thomas Sours, son of Hal G. Sours, state highway director, will be treated with penicillin for influenza and a sinus infection. The Army, controlling the scarce drug, approved a batch from Boston for the case.
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Columbus
Thomas Sours
Hal G. Sours
U. S. Army
Boston
New York and New Jersey cream sales under probe
An industry advisory committee reports a percent rise in heavy cream sales under medical prescriptions and asks the War Food Administration to reconsider its permission for such sales in the metropolitan area.
Killed by Auto in Columbia Center Walkway Crash
Fred Gramm age 74, a farmer, was struck and fatally injured by a passing automobile while crossing Route 16 at Columbia Center last night. The driver remained at the scene and authorities investigated the collision.
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Columbus
Fred Gramm
Farmer
Route 16
Columbia Center
River boat captain Edwin Colville dead at 80
Edwin Colville a retired river boat captain and pilot aged 80 has died. He was a native of Ironton and lived in Montgomery West Virginia. The report notes his long career on the river and his origins in Ironton.
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Montgomery
W. Va
Edwin Colville
Ironton
Chaplain Harkey Takes Lead at Fifth Service Command
Fort Hayes greets Chaplain (Colonel) Claude E. Harkey age 62 as chief of the chaplain branch succeeding Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Myron D. Merchant who moves to the port of embarkation in San Francisco after a year at Fort Hayes. Harkey a 26 year army chaplain veteran served at Schofield Barracks during Pearl Harbor attack.
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Columbus
Claude E. Harkey
Caplain
Army
Fifth Service Command
Myron D. Merchant
San Francisco
Fort Hayes
Harkey
Schofield Barracks
Pearl Harbor
Complaints of Conduct of American Troops in New Caledonia
Governor Christian Laigret of New Caledonia sharply criticized American troops and their administration in a prepared statement and in reply to questions, focusing especially on the conduct of African American soldiers stationed there.
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Noumea
New Caledonia
Christian Laigret
South Pacific
Laigret
Collett Pleads Innocent To Murder Charges
James W. Collett the 60 year old farmer pleaded innocent to first degree murder in the Thanksgiving Eve triple slayings. Common Pleas Judge Harry M. Rankin set February 14 as the trial date.
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Washington C. H
James W. Collett
Common Pleas
Harry M. Rankin
Rocket Gun Not a Bluff
Allan A. Michie of The Reader's Digest reports Allied officials regard Germanys rocket secret weapon as real and not a bluff. He says refugees and agents in London have five months of information on a weapon about 50 tons, shot from the French coast into England, with known air raid damage and loss of workers and plans.
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New York
Germany
Allan A. Michie
Reader's Digest
Michie
London
England
Pennemund
Veterans' Jobs Not Restricted To War Work
Manpower Chairman Paul V. McNutt stated that returning veterans must receive every possible assistance and may refuse war jobs. He said veterans will be helped to find preferred employment, with no restrictions on choosing nonwar work, including greater permanency. About 100,000 veterans are being discharged monthly. All U.S. Employment Service officers will refer veterans to any job they request or qualify for.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Holiday Work Pay Limited in War Jobs
Cleveland workers on Christmas or New Year’s Day receive time and a half pay for war work. Executive Order 9240 sets time and a half for these four holidays and four others, with double time only after seven consecutive days in a scheduled week. A designated holiday counts as a day of work whether or not actual work occurs, but no double time if the seventh day is a nonworking Saturday.
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Cleveland
Charles A. Reynard
U.S
Ment of Labor
Reynard
Christmas Eve Mass Adjusted for Papal Private Celebr at Noon
Vatican radio reports Pope Pius XII will celebrate the Christmas Eve Mass privately at 12 noon Eastern War Time tomorrow due to Rome curfew under German occupation. NBC and CBS will carry the papal message at 7 15 a m Eastern War Time followed by an English summary.
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London
Vatican
Pius XII
Rome
NBC
CBS
United States
Russians Repulse Major German Tank Offensive On Broad Front
Red Army artillery and tank units battled a heavy German assault across a 40 mile front from White Russia to the Dnieper Bend. Reports say 95 German tanks destroyed and nearly 3,000 killed as Bagramian’s and Vatutin’s forces press toward Vitebsk and Gorodok with continued Soviet resistance.
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White Russia
Dnieper
Red Army
Vitebsk-Polotsk
Ivan Bagramian
Korosten
Kiev
Fritz von Mannstein
Thes
Nikolia Vatutin
First Ukraine
Zhlobin
Bagramian
Gorodok
Nevel
Vitebsk
Moscow
London
Allied Air Offensive Deepens Over France and Germany
Allied air forces pound Northern France and Western Germany with heavy bombers and escorts, sustaining a non stop offensive. Bauk targets include Kiel and Berlin damage assessments, with RAF Mosquitos and Typhoons joining heavy bomber raids. Casualties reported on both sides amid fierce, cloud covered operations as air crews reaffirm objective hits.
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RAF
France
Germany
Air Ministry
French
London
Nothwest
Eighth Air Force
Kiel
Deutsche Werk Kiel A. G
Berlin
Seven Convicted in Chicago Gang Movie Extortion Plot
New York report states seven men linked to Al Capone’s Chicago gang and a Newark AFL official were found guilty of attempting to extort $1,000,000 from the motion picture industry. Jurors of nine women and three men returned the verdict last night. defendants face up to ten years in prison and a $10,000 fine each.
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New York
al Capone
Chicago
Newark
N. J
AFL International Alliance of
Churchill Makes Steady Progress, Says 10 Downing Street
A brief statement from 10 Downing Street today says Prime Minister Churchill continues to make steady progress. The note reflects ongoing assessments of wartime leadership and policy steps during the current period.
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London
Downing Street
Churchill
Egg Surplus Reported in Many Cities with Prices Drop
Chicago reports a surge in egg production causing a glut as hens and pullets push output higher. Prices fall below OPA ceilings while wholesalers stockpile eggs due to lack of a dried egg purchase program for 1944. December 1 farm data show record numbers of potential layers, with Novembers production up significantly from last year and the ten year average.
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Chicago
Lee Pullets
Airdale
Department of Agriculture
Super Bomber Under Development Revealed by Sparkman
Rep. Sparkman on a tour of eight states disclosed progress on a new super bomber. He said it would surprise and hurt the enemy and enter large scale production, but he provided no technical details as the Army had not announced it. The delegation praised aviation industry progress and Army crew training.
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Washington
Sparkman
D-Ala
House ‘Military Aviation
Army
Tax Bill Slash Laid To Cut in Deficit Estimate
The Senate Finance Committee announced its plan to seek less than a quarter of the Treasury's requested revenue in the new tax bill. It cited the Budget Bureau's action that trimmed $11 billion from the current year's deficit estimates. The $2.2757 billion measure was reported during Congress' holiday recess.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Budget Bureau
Veteran Radio Actor Percy Hemus Dies in NBC Studio
New York news reports veteran radio actor Percy Hemus age 65 collapsed and died in the NBC studios first aid room shortly after the program he was to join went on air. His role as Mr. Brink in Brave Tomorrow was performed by a substitute.
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New York
Percy Hemus
National Broadcasting Company
Mr. Brink
AFL shipyard strike tests workers at American Shipbuilding Co
About 1,900 AFL craft unionists at the American Shipbuilding Co west side yards ignored a War Labor Board ultimatum and did not return to work.
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Cleveland
AFL
American Shipbuilding Co
Big West Side
War Labor Board
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